Elements of Federal Cannabis Act Illegal in Kahnawake

10/13/2018

The Kahnawake Peacekeepers announced yesterday that they arrested two persons in relation to a raid at a local business on Highway 132. A local 53-year-old male and a non-local 62-year-old female were arrested and released. Cannabidiol products were seized at �the Joint,� including edibles and liquids as well as seeds.

The Peacekeepers wish to remind community members that, at this time, cannabis is still a controlled substance, and the sale of cannabis products in Kahnaw�:ke is illegal. Moreover, despite the upcoming coming into force Canada�s Cannabis Act, a moratorium will remain in place within the Territory on any sales of cannabis or cannabis products until such time as a Kahnaw�:ke law specific to cannabis comes into force and allows for sale within the Territory.

According to the Cannabis Act, as of October 17th, 2018 adults who are 18-years-of-age or older would be legally able to:

• Possess up to 30 grams of legal cannabis, dried or equivalent in non-dried form in public
• Share up to 30 grams of legal cannabis with other adults
• Purchase dried or fresh cannabis and cannabis oil from a provincially-licensed retailer
• *Grow, from licensed seed or seedlings, up to four cannabis plants per residence for personal use
• Make cannabis products, such as food and drinks, at home as long as organic solvents are not used to create concentrated products